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Pillars of the Sky (1956) on 12 october 1956
, 1h35Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Maureen Hingert, Ward Bond, Keith Andes, Michael Ansara
Rating61%
Oregon Country 1868: Indian natives of many tribes trust Sgt. Emmett Bell, who rides into Dr. Joseph Holden's mission with his scouts. But troop and weapon movement by new U.S. Cavalry commanding officer Col. Steadlow has endangered the peace and angered the chiefs, in particular one called Kamiakin.
Flight to Hong Kong (1956) on 8 october 1956
, 1h28Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Rory Calhoun, Barbara Rush, Soo Yong, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Mel Welles, Timothy Carey
Rating55%
International smuggler Tony Dumont is aboard a plane carrying a shipment of industrial diamonds. It is hijacked by men who flee with the gems. Tony and other passengers, including famed author Pamela Vincent, are flown to Hong Kong, where he doesn't get to say goodbye because Pamela is mobbed by the press.
Down Beat Bear (1956) on 12 october 1956
Directed by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Paul Frees, Daws Butler
Rating69%
Tom veut dénoncer un ours dansant qui s'est évadé pour récupérer l'argent de la récompense...
Between Heaven and Hell (1956) on 11 october 1956
, 1h34Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford, Robert Keith, Brad Dexter
Rating65%
In 1945, on a Pacific island, Sam Gifford (Wagner) is busted from platoon sergeant to private and reprimanded by his battalion commander for striking an officer. Because he had earned a Silver Star, he is given a choice of being sentenced to the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Leavenworth or transferred to George Company, a de facto punishment company assigned to a dangerous area of the front lines. Gifford chooses the punishment company, which is commanded by Captain Grimes, a former First Sergeant (Broderick Crawford). Captain Grimes insists everyone call him "Waco", wears no rank insignia and forbids military salutes lest he become a target for snipers. Everyone in George Company hates Waco except for some pre-war regular army comrades-in-arms Millard (Frank Gorshin) and Swanson (Skip Homeier), who act as Waco's personal bodyguards. Impressed by Gifford's combat record, Waco offers him a membership in his private circle as a radio operator. This ends when Gifford beats up Swanson for making suggestive remarks about his wife's photograph. Waco burns the photograph. The incident triggers flashbacks in which Sam relives the path that brought him to this purgatory.
Pavel Korchagin (1956) on 10 october 1956
, 1h37Directed by Alexandre Alov, Alexandre Alov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Vasily Lanovoy, Ada Rogovtseva, Nikolai Grinko, Yevgeny Morgunov, Gennadi Yukhtin
Rating64%
L'histoire se déroule en 1920-1930. Pavel Kortchaguine, cloué au lit par une maladie mortelle, se souvient des jours glorieux de sa jeunesse combattante, de la lutte révolutionnaire, de la construction d'un chemin de fer en hiver pour sauver la ville du froid et de la faim, de la vie dure du communisme militaire et de son amour de jeunesse. Kortchaguine perd progressivement la vue, mais ressemble les dernières forces pour terminer le livre de ses mémoires.
The Boss (1956) on 10 october 1956
, 1h29Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Payne, Doe Avedon, Rhys Williams, Roy Roberts, Joe Flynn, Johnny Flynn
Rating63%
Matt Brady comes home from World War I to a city where older brother Tim is a political kingpin. Matt meets an old friend, Bob Herrick, but an argument leads to a fistfight. He ends up late for a date with Elsie Reynolds, who is furious. Matt angrily replies that he wants nothing more to do with her.
The Blonde Witch (1956) on 10 october 1956
, 1h37Directed by André Michel
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Marina Vlady, Maurice Ronet, Nicole Courcel, Michel Etcheverry, Rune Lindström, Erik Hell
Rating66%
A French civil engineer (Maurice Ronet) is working in Sweden where he meets a local girl named Ina.